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Timur's Obsession with the Abbasid Caliph
In this episode of Fexingo History, Lucas and Luna explore Timur’s complex relationship with the Abbasid Caliphate in Cairo. While previous episodes covered his military campaigns against the Mamluks at Wadi al-Khazandar and his political maneuvers in Transoxiana, this conversation focuses on the religious legitimacy he sought through the Caliph al-Mustansir II. We examine how Timur manipulated the symbolic authority of the Caliph to justify his wars as holy ghazi campaigns, despite his actual actions often contradicting Islamic law. The discussion delves into the historical context of the…
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